Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Jany 26. [187]6

C M^cArthur foreman

Dear Sir

I hand you time book with names of men when time you will keep on & after Feby 1^st. The following are from Roll call.

E. F. Young Gatekeeper East Gate {This gate should be opened at 7 o'clock. {& close when the teamsters get out at {night. Rice Logan & Dorvy teamsters go direct to the barn, & are allowed back wet & dry as they take care of the horses on Sundays by turns. Wet days you must use them as convenient on cleaning up barn or harnesses, turning manure &ctc. Sam. Elder is also excused. Edward Patchett takes care of the offices, prepares files &c. & is to be about the gate to relieve Mr. Barker when called away, after letting Mr. Barker have the necessary men to take care of interments. You will make such progress as you can in repairing carts, wheelbarrows & building the new boats in shop, making [hor?] mats, cutting & digging out Apple trees on Stone Farm & grading on Fountain Ave. S. W. Hutchins may take the gate on Sunday mornings 1/2 a day being allowed therefore.-- G.E.S. Hutchings & Mulley will take their time here on (interment men)

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Jany 31^st [187]6

A. A. Barker Esq Sup^t of Interments

Dear Sir

Mr. M^cArthur will take charge of the general work in Cemetery on and after Feby 1^st.

I have notified him to allow S. W. Hutchings 1/2 a day for every Sunday morning he is at gate, and that G. E. S. Hutchings and Mulvy Wailes be your regular men & would be allowed all their time when present (cost per day) also that they would take their turn at being present on Sunday & could be [alieved?] for it.

In case you need a second man on Sundays I expect you to keep one, only I should prefer as Hutchings & Mulvey are among the highest paid, not to pick out the most expensive men if possible. This will give you two men on every wet day & one man on Sundays. Even if there has no notice been given of any funeral.

Yrs truly J. W. Lovering

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March 27 [187]6

C. M^cArthur Esq foreman

Dear Sir

On Saturday April 1^st the spring pay will commence. I wish you would see that all whose names are on your book are notified that there will be a reduction from the prices paid in 1875, in April. Any man desiring to know at what rate he will be paid can inquire at the office of M^r Childs with whom I will leave a list.

The teamsters pay will be $1.75 per day, all days to be counted except Sundays, wet or dry, when they are prsent. This is a much smaller reduction than is made for most of the men, but I take into consideration that they have to come early to take care of the horses and that they will be expected to get to work promptly at 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock & not leave until the bell rings. I expect they will be on hand early evenings to give the horses good care, & stay long enough at night. Teamsters, Engineer, S. Elder so expressed concern from overseer. That Engineer, firemen ^^{S.W. Hutchings}, Patchett, Day, Rainey, Elder, J. D. Hawe, [?] will be a [?] for their time in lost wealth when present; the others will be [?] only for each day as present, when everything is such that they can look

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to reasonable advantages.

When ever you consider the weather to be too bad to work, you will not take the men on, and if on, you will have the bell rung if necessary to send them home.

I shall notify M^r Collins that to prevent any confusion, his men will not work when yours do not. You will furnish M^r Baker with such men as are needed, nor allowing the foreman of a gang to have the gang while they are working unless the case is very urgent. Have the tools &c & all rubbish puraevy & cleaning up on Saturday nights.

Let S. W. Hutchings continue at gate in Sunday mornings & Patchett afternoons & Mr Barker will arrange such keep as may be needed for funerals.

Mulvey & G. E. S. Hutchings can take their turns on Sundays & be allowed for it when present.

Yours truly J. W. Lovering

Teamsters [see?] Rainey & J. D. Howe % paids will be assured